Beechcraft B-99A N803BA
4 October 1988 · East Sound, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 1988 at about 16:52 local time, a Beechcraft B-99A registered N803BA was involved in an accident near East Sound, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Sound, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.6192, -122.8709
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B-99A
- Registration
- N803BA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bellingham → Orcas Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89FA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CREW ELECTED TO DEPART THE AIRPORT UNDER A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. WX AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WAS 700 FT OVC WITH VISIBILITY 1 AND 1/4 MILES. THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND WAS REPORTING A BKN CEILING OF 6 TO 800 FT AND 3 MILES VISIBILITY. THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING AN IFR CLEARANCE WHEN THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS OBSERVED TREES IN THE FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN. THE CREW SUBSEQUENTLY OBTAINED AN IFR CLEARANCE AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT UNEVENTFULLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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